Content of competitive programs of highly qualified sports aerobics gymnasts at the European Championship 2019 (Azerbaijan, Baku)

In recent years the main tendency in the development of sports aerobics remains increasing complexity of competitive programmes through acrobatic and semi acrobatic elements, interactions and transitions. A diversity of semi acrobatic elements in sport aerobics provides a competitive performance with complexity and spectacle. Meanwhile, their use significantly increases the overall judge’s assessment. Following the rules of championship, athletes must demonstrate an original combination of acrobatic and semi acrobatic exercises and get a possible maximum score for expression criterion. A report of semi acrobatic elements and exercises in sport and rhythmic gymnastics, based on core elements of pair acrobatics, is presented in this article. The most common semi acrobatic exercises that appear in the contest composition of highly qualified athletes at the European Championship of 2019 (Azerbaijan, Baku) are determined.